title: Proteolytic activity of molds and their metabiotic association with Salmonella in a model system.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the proteolytic ability of some strains of aspergilli, fusaria, and penicillia and the metabiotic effect of Fusarium oxysporum and Penicillium expansum on Salmonella. The proteolytic activity of the target molds was determined on tomato juice agar and tomato juice, whereas the metabiotic effect of F. oxysporum and P. expansum on Salmonella was assessed in a model system consisting of tryptone soy broth with different amounts of tomato juice added. Fusaria, some aspergilli, and one strain of penicillium showed a proteolytic activity on tomato juice agar. In addition, Salmonella survival was enhanced in tryptone soy broth plus 20 or 50% tomato juice in the model system previously inoculated with F. oxysporum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Chemistry and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Foggia University, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cibelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciccarone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Altieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sinigaglia
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000382:microbiology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000502:physiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000254:growth & development*